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Left to right, Brad Lyman, JoAnn Cole, Rudy and Patti Rudolph, Chris Rieser, Marty Klein and Butch Morin | Dougherty Photo

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Dougherty House Adds Pavilion Honoring Bill Cole

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Tim Carroll leads a tour through the Ogdensburg Cemetery on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

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Walk With Tim Carroll Through the Ogdensburg Cemetery – VIDEO

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Old Mission Mystery - Where Is This Church

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Old Mission Mystery: Where Was This Church Located?

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Margaret and William Wilson | Helen Vogel Archives

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Old Mission History: Mrs. Wilson, Billboards and a Chance Encounter in...

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Deni and Rex Hooper on their wedding day | Hooper Photo

People

Marc Hooper on His Mom, Hiroshima and the End of the...

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Tom Sheffer at a mystery location on the Old Mission Peninsula, circa 1946 | Sheffer Photo

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Old Mission Mystery – Where Were These 1946 Photos Taken?

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Carpenter Hill on Center Road; Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

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PDR Program 101: Farmland Preservation on the August 2 Ballot

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Phyllis Cooley tells stories about the Hessler Log Home; Log Cabin Day 2022 | Jane Boursaw Photo

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Log Cabin Day 2022 Features Tours, Blacksmithing, Storytelling and More –...

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Father Rexroat performs the Blessing of the Blossoms on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

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Upcoming Events: Church Treasure Sale, Pickleball Fundraiser, Holman Farm History &...

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Giles family | Tim Carroll presentation at PCL, Oct 2021

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A History of the Brown/Giles Family Farm, where Brys Estate is...

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Peninsula Fire Department, Circa 1945; this photo was taken at the “fire barn,” located on Center Road, just north of the current fire hall in Mapleton. Pictured, standing left to right: Harry Heller, Arnold White, Roy Hooper, Claude Watson, Stanley Wood and Ray Heller. Seated in the truck are John Lardie (wearing helmet) and Ike (Isadore) Lardie | Photo Courtesy of the book "A Century of Service"

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Historical Society to Present ‘History of Peninsula Fire Department’

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Grace Marshall Pratt Bacon, circa 1935 | Photo courtesy of Nikki Sobkowski

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Old Mission Ghost Stories: The Haunting of Glen and Becky Chown’s...

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Ed Brown goes to Bus Driver School, 1957, Traverse City, Michigan | Traverse City Record-Eagle; Old Mission Gazette Photo

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Old Mission History: Ed Brown Goes to Bus Driver School in...

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Edgar P. DeVol packing apples bound for Chicago in 1929; John "J.D." DeVol's grandfather | A Century of Service Photo

Community Notes

OMP Historical Society to Meet Oct. 7

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Marge Long's Modified Recipe for Ella Drew's Cry Babies Cookie Recipe from "The Old Mission Cook Book Compiled by The Ladies' Aid Society of the Congregational Church" | Marge Long Photo for Old Mission Gazette

Recipes

Vintage Recipes: Old Mission Cry Babies

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Foundation work on Johnson Barn; Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

Farm

The Johnson Barn Gets a Makeover

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Abraham Lincoln: A Biography by Benjamin P. Thomas; Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society | Old Mission Gazette Photo

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Historical Society Program to Feature Abraham Lincoln Biography with Ties to...

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Mary Morgan and Tim Carroll with a vintage Old Mission Peninsula map at Peninsula Community Library's History Room; Harvesting History event | Jane Boursaw Photo

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‘Harvesting History’ Celebrated on the Old Mission Peninsula – Photos

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Center Road Erosion on the Old Mission Peninsula | Kennedy Photo

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OMP News & Photos: New Farm Stand, Road Erosion, Cigarette Boats...

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‘Harvesting History’ to Feature 9 OMP Locales

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Memories of Grandpa’s Old Mission Farm: Hauling Cherries to Gleason & Co.

Do You Recognize Anyone? Vintage Cherry Festival Parade Photos from Old Mission Peninsula...

Memories of Neahtawanta – Campfires, Ukuleles, and Renovating an Old Schoolhouse

The Week in Photos: Tim Carroll’s Lilacs, Penny Rosi’s Sandra Day O’Connor Story...

Here’s a Vintage Bowers Harbor Inn Menu – I Have Questions

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Dougherty House Adds Pavilion Honoring Bill Cole

Walk With Tim Carroll Through the Ogdensburg Cemetery – VIDEO

Old Mission Mystery: Where Was This Church Located?

Old Mission History: Mrs. Wilson, Billboards and a Chance Encounter in...

Marc Hooper on His Mom, Hiroshima and the End of the...

Old Mission Mystery – Where Were These 1946 Photos Taken?

PDR Program 101: Farmland Preservation on the August 2 Ballot

Log Cabin Day 2022 Features Tours, Blacksmithing, Storytelling and More –...

Upcoming Events: Church Treasure Sale, Pickleball Fundraiser, Holman Farm History &...

A History of the Brown/Giles Family Farm, where Brys Estate is...

Historical Society to Present ‘History of Peninsula Fire Department’

Old Mission Ghost Stories: The Haunting of Glen and Becky Chown’s...

Old Mission History: Ed Brown Goes to Bus Driver School in...

OMP Historical Society to Meet Oct. 7

Vintage Recipes: Old Mission Cry Babies

The Johnson Barn Gets a Makeover

Historical Society Program to Feature Abraham Lincoln Biography with Ties to...

‘Harvesting History’ Celebrated on the Old Mission Peninsula – Photos

OMP News & Photos: New Farm Stand, Road Erosion, Cigarette Boats...

‘Harvesting History’ to Feature 9 OMP Locales

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Supervisor’s Weekly Note: Pickleball Survey, Scenic Heritage Route & a Little...

Memories of Grandpa’s Old Mission Farm: Hauling Cherries to Gleason &...

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